The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-23

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the city.
Nothing new at the gas well
this week.
--Forepaugh's show July 9th, at
Lancaster.
The thermometer registered
1O4 Monday.
Miss Clara Brehm spent Sun
day in Winona.
Jim Watkins had q valuable
horse die on Friday.
Davenport knows how to inter-
view wild man.
--Searchers for the "wild man"
have grown weary.
MIR. George Davis, of Cincin-
natl, is visiting Will Moore.
Col. Rempel threshed 1900
bushels of wheat last week.
Ed. Donovan and Fred Roches-
ter were in Lancaster Sunday.
Mrs. Riley Bowers is visiting
her sister Mrs. Ferdie Rempel.
The intense heat caused many
deaths throughout the country.
w. H. Hickman, of New Lex
ington, was in town Wednesday.
Jos. Barthlow lost a valuable
horse on Thursday from the effects
of heat.
Miss Jennie Work, of Lancas-
ter, is visiting Miss Lottie Work
this week.
Rufus Reber was taken ill
Sunday afternoon, caused by in
tense heat.
Will Price was taken home in
q cab Saturday, prostr ated by the
intense heat.
Active work on the race course
on the New Fair Ground was be-
gan on Thursday.
Jacob Weaver was at Della
ware and Columbus several days
the fore part of the week.
Rev. E. w. Work will conduct
the services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning.
Larger purses are offered for
the races at our fair than at any
place in Southern Ohio.
Mrs. Clara Stamp, nee Drake,
is visiting relatives and her many
friends in Logan this week.
MIR. d. III. Willard, of the Ga
zette has been suffering this week
with inflamitory rheumatism.
&C. H. Buerhaus was Frustrated
by the heat on Monday, and has
been confined to the house since.
Judge Friesner Col. Weldy and
w. F. Bowen attended the Con-
vention at Cleveland this week.
Virgil Lowry was in PUTIN
Bay this week attending the State
Convention of Prosecuting Attor-
neys.
Mrs. John Hansen and daught-
erJennie are on q months visit
among relatives and friends in
Illinois.
The Misses Nan and Sue Nc
Bride, after pleasant visit of u
few weeks in New Lexington, re-
turned home Thursday.
MIR. Lee Holman, of Cincinnati
has started a wholesale and retail
whisky house in this city. Every
thing is now in place and orders
will receive prompt attention.
The Athenian Literary Society
met on last Monday evening at Mr..
Schleckman's, on Main st. The
programe of the evening was very
delightful, after which refresh
lnents were served in grand style.
. III. A. Cunning representing a
business firm of Chillicothe, was
here few days last week, and
was the guesC of DIR. and Mrs.
Mansfield over Sunday. H. A.
taught school in this county some
years ago and is a bright young
man.
Some marvellous stories were
told at the East End last week in
regard to the weather. But the
most reasonable one was told by
Coroner Gage who says he had to
put the dried beef clipper in the
cooler to keep it from melting last
Friday
Mrs. A. HI. Wilson is the recip-
lent of q magnificent, life-sized por-
trait of her daughter Flo, as a birth
day present. The portrait is fin
ished in crayon and is model OF
fine art, and life-like likeness,
The wOrk was done by Pfeifer, OF
Columbus.
lightning struck the ground in
the middle of Second street in front
of the residence of John L. Sander
son, on Wednesday afternoon. Fire
was plentiful about there for few